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Fairground Heritage Trust. Dingles (Established 1986)

 Organisation

Dates

  • Existence: Established 16 January 1986

Biography

The Fairground Heritage Trust is a charitable organisation committed to the acquisition and restoration of vintage British fairground equipment. The Trust was incorporated as a company on 16 January 1986 to promote the study of every aspect of the history of the British fairground, including its institutions, its people, the development of fairground amusements and transport.

The Trust has had its base in Lifton, Devon under the Dingles Steam Village banner, which used to be an established high quality heritage attraction.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Chris Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0112
Scope and Contents

This collection contains five boxes of original photographic material including negatives and slides, a small amount of fairground journals, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, six audio tapes and a small amount of posters and handbills all related to the fairground and steam rally events.

Dates: 1971 - 2013

Handbills, 1979 - 2012

 Series
Reference code: 178T37
Scope and Contents

Handbills for steam fairs, fairgrounds and other similar events collected by Chris Russell.

Dates: 1979 - 2012

Wall of Death Weekend Handbill, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June c1990s

 Item
Reference code: 178T37.12
Scope and Contents

Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, Milford Lifton. Colour lithograph showing a wall of death rider and a skull on the background with text above and below and red border and photographic image of a family with four children and fairground rides on the background on the reverse.

Dates: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June c1990s

Filtered By

  • Subject: Wall of death X

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Type
Archival Object 2
Collection 1
 
Subject
Amusement rides 1
Ark 1
Big wheel 1
Dodgems 1
Fairground art 1